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DeutschMiami County Courthouse (Indiana)
Miami County Courthouse | |
 Miami County Courthouse, October 2005 | |
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 Interactive map showing the location of Miami County Courthouse | |
| Location | Public Square, Peru, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 40°45′16″N 86°4′8″W / 40.75444°N 86.06889°W |
| Area | 1.3 acres (0.53 ha) |
| Built | 1908-1910 |
| Architect | Lehman & Schmitt; McCormack, P.H. |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 08000194[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 19, 2008 |
Miami County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Peru, Miami County, Indiana. It was built between 1908 and 1910, and is a three-story, steel frame, concrete-and-brick building sheathed in a veneer of Bedford limestone. It features a projecting portico with freestanding two-story Tuscan order columns in the Classical Revival. The building has a flat roof topped by a squat four-sided square dome. The property includes an additional 33 contributing objects, such as a bell with stand, "Lady Liberty" statue (commonly known by many as "Statue of liberty"), retaining wall, 12 architectural lamps, and 6 street lamps.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Joanne Raetz Stuttgen (June 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Miami County Courthouse" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01. and Accompanying photographs.
